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State of Queensland: disaster ground zero
Queensland may be known as the Sunshine State, but it’s also Australia’s ground zero when it comes to climate fuelled disasters. This report calls on the Queensland Government to stop approving new or expanded coal and gas projects, grow firefighting capacity and help households and communities better prepare for increasing climate risks.
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Working Better for Medicare review
This review examined the effectiveness of current health workforce distribution levers. These levers are laws, policies and classifications that encourage or require health professionals to work in areas of workforce shortage. The review finds current levers are not sufficient to the task and makes 26 recommendations to update them.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pathways through housing
This research explores how Indigenous Australians can best be supported to access secure, affordable, and appropriate housing. The insights will inform how Indigenous Business Australia (IBA), and other parties, can address the home ownership dilemma for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Review of general practice incentives
This independent review examines the incentive payments made to GPs and general practices by Medicare, seeking to ensure that funding systems are effective and support patient-centred and multidisciplinary care. It recommends a new general practice payment architecture to support multidisciplinary care, including increased Commonwealth investment.
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A better after-hours system: review of after-hours primary care programs and policy
The current primary care after-hours system is complex, fragmented, and difficult to navigate, resulting in too many people seeking emergency care for non-emergency health needs. This report presents key findings from a comprehensive review of the system, outlines strategic themes and opportunities for reform and proposes next steps for Government.